Brian Scassellati, PhD
A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials ScienceCards
About
Research
Publications
2025
Ive Changed My Mind: Robots Adapting to Changing Human Goals During Collaboration
Ghose D, Gitelson O, Jin R, Abawe G, Vázquez M, Scassellati B. Ive Changed My Mind: Robots Adapting to Changing Human Goals During Collaboration. IEEE Robotics And Automation Letters 2025, 11: 1490-1497. DOI: 10.1109/lra.2025.3643294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffective human-robot collaborationHuman-robot collaborationReal-world scenariosExplicit communicationGoal predictionAction sequencesRobotCollaboration efficiencyHuman goalsPrediction algorithmHorizon planningGoal changePast actionsFixed goalsCollaborationAlgorithmGoalCooking environmentCommunicationScenariosInferenceMethodTowards Zero-Knowledge Task Planning via a Language-based Approach
Hoffmeister L, Scassellati B, Rakita D. Towards Zero-Knowledge Task Planning via a Language-based Approach. 2025, 00: 19233-19239. DOI: 10.1109/iros60139.2025.11247082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavior treesZero-knowledgeTask planningNatural language instructionsTask-specific knowledgeOn-the-flyLanguage-based approachSequence of actionsLanguage modelBehavior generationRefinement loopTask executionRobust frameworkExecutionTaskTask performanceSubtasksExperimental validationLLMLanguage instructionKnowledgeFrameworkLanguagePerformanceErrorNudging Without Words: Movement-Only Cues from a Robot Manipulator Influence Human Decisions
Brščić D, Scassellati B. Nudging Without Words: Movement-Only Cues from a Robot Manipulator Influence Human Decisions. 2025, 00: 1334-1341. DOI: 10.1109/ro-man63969.2025.11217684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFrom Fidgeting to Focused: Developing Robot-Enhanced Social-Emotional Therapy (RESET) for School De-Escalation Rooms
Ramnauth R, Brščić D, Scassellati B. From Fidgeting to Focused: Developing Robot-Enhanced Social-Emotional Therapy (RESET) for School De-Escalation Rooms. 2025, 00: 966-973. DOI: 10.1109/ro-man63969.2025.11217873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudent self-regulationSelf-RegulationDiverse student needsClassroom learningStudent needsElementary schoolClassroom settingSchool environmentSchoolRobot usabilityClassroomCo-design processStudentsIterative developmentEffective implementationResource constraintsRobotCo-designDeploymentSmoother transitionsEmotional statesSystem componentsLearningUsabilityA Robot-Assisted Approach to Small Talk Training for Adults with ASD
Ramnauth R, Brščić D, Scassellati B. A Robot-Assisted Approach to Small Talk Training for Adults with ASD. 2025 DOI: 10.15607/rss.2025.xxi.088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-Term Interactions with Social Robots: Trends, Insights, and Recommendations
Matheus K, Ramnauth R, Scassellati B, Salomons N. Long-Term Interactions with Social Robots: Trends, Insights, and Recommendations. ACM Transactions On Human-Robot Interaction 2025, 14: 1-42. DOI: 10.1145/3729539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman-robot interactionLong-term human-robot interactionsSocial robotsHuman-robot interaction communityField of social roboticsAutonomous robot operationHRI studiesRobot operationRobotReal-world contextsRefinement methodologyIn-depth analysisRepresentationLong-term interactionUsersRepresentation of studiesDomainGroup representationsEntertainmentSignificant growthEngagement measuresReview paperArtificial Intelligence for Future Presidents: Teaching AI Literacy to Everyone
Candon K, Georgiou N, Ramnauth R, Cheung J, Fincke E, Scassellati B. Artificial Intelligence for Future Presidents: Teaching AI Literacy to Everyone. Proceedings Of The AAAI Conference On Artificial Intelligence 2025, 39: 28988-28995. DOI: 10.1609/aaai.v39i28.35168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaze Behavior During a Long-Term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD
Ramnauth R, Shic F, Scassellati B. Gaze Behavior During a Long-Term, In-Home, Social Robot Intervention for Children with ASD. 2025, 00: 949-957. DOI: 10.1109/hri61500.2025.10973892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGaze behaviorGaze patternsRobot-assisted interventionsRobot gazeSocial robotsAutism spectrum disorderSocial robot interventionsRobotic interventionRobotGazeAtypical gaze behaviourEye contactJoint attentionUsersAutism spectrum disorder faceCommunication challengesInstancesSpectrum disorderNovelty effectIn-home interventionBehavioral variablesTriadic interactionsPerceived Morality of Robot and Human Transgressors Varies By Perceived Ability to Feel
Georgiou N, Flanagan T, Scassellati B, Kushnir T. Perceived Morality of Robot and Human Transgressors Varies By Perceived Ability to Feel. 2025, 00: 919-928. DOI: 10.1109/hri61500.2025.10973927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Robot Competency and Motion Legibility on Human Correction Feedback
Wang S, Wang A, Goncharova S, Scassellati B, Fitzgerald T. Effects of Robot Competency and Motion Legibility on Human Correction Feedback. 2025, 00: 789-799. DOI: 10.1109/hri61500.2025.10974241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCompetent robotsHuman corrective feedbackRobot's interactive behavioursPick-and-place taskLegible motionSupervised robotsUser studyPick-and-placeRobot deploymentHuman feedbackTask objectivesRobotObjective divergenceInteraction behaviorLearningCorrection precisionUsersFeedbackSuboptimal behaviorDeploymentPrecisionLegibilityTaskCorrectionPhysical effort
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Understanding regulation of visual attention and emotion in autism
HIC ID0808004146RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge4 months - 8 years